In mei 1945 stort het vliegtuig van de Britse piloot Peter Carter neer, waarbij hij eigenlijk om zou moeten komen. De Dood kan hem door alle mist echter niet snel vinden, terwijl Carter intussen verliefd wordt op de Amerikaanse June, met wie hij radiocontact onderhoudt.
Nee, helaas is A Matter of Life and Death nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Emeric Pressburger | Screenplay |
| Directing | Emeric Pressburger | Director |
| Writing | Michael Powell | Screenplay |
| Directing | Michael Powell | Director |
| Camera | Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Allan Gray | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Powell | Producer |
| Production | Robert C. Foord | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Reginald Mills | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Bato | Costume Design |
| Production | Adele Raymond | Casting |
| Art | Alfred Junge | Production Design |
| Production | Pat MacDonnell | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hein Heckroth | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Blackler | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ida Mills | Hairstylist |
| Production | Emeric Pressburger | Producer |
| Camera | Geoffrey Unsworth | Camera Operator |
| Production | George R. Busby | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Henry Harris | Special Effects |
| Sound | Walter Goehr | Conductor |
| Crew | Douglas Woolsey | Special Effects |
| Directing | Parry Jones Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jim Body | Focus Puller |
| Camera | George Minassian | Assistant Camera |